Hall County NEGenWeb
Who's Who in Nebraska 1940
Hall County -- G through H

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GATES, CLARENCE RAY Superintendent of Schools; b Baker, Kas Dec 23, 1885; s of James Lyman Gates-Annie Vio Racey; ed Stella; Falls City; Auburn HS; PSTC; BE 1911; U of N, BA 1916; Columbia U, MA 1920, EdD 1938; Phi Delta Kappa; m Maude Beatrice Nixon Sept 1, 1909 Omaha; s Clarence Ray; d Esther Nixon (Mrs Paul B Newell); 1901-08 messenger boy & later off employe MoP RR at Auburn, then cash, soliciting freight agt, Lincoln; cash, St L&M&S MoP, Monroe La; 1906-07 supt of schs, Pilger; 1907-08 prin Oakland HS; 1908-11 HS prin, Nebraska City; 1911-16 prin, Blair HS; 1916-18 supt of schs, West Point; 1918-22 supt of schs, Columbus; 1922- supt of schs, Grand Island; instr of grad courses in sch administration, supervision & curriculum U of N several summer sessions; instr KSTC, PSTC & Grand Island Coll; contributed to Critical Problems in Sch Administration, dept of supts & prins section of 12th yearbook of NEA; author: Management of Smaller Schs; A Leisure Emphasis in Edn; contributor of articles to professional magazines; past pres NSTA, past mbr exec com, dists 2 & 4, mbr of Commission on re-orgn of edn in Neb for constitutional conv of 1920, mbr ednl survey commission 1939, chmn ednl planning commission, past chmn legislative com; Neb History Tchrs Assn, past chmn & mbr course of study com 1916-18; 1938- mbr advisory com Amer Assn of Sch Administrators; NEA, mbr resolutions com 1931, mbr legislative com several years, mbr commission of longer planned program & commission on problems of sch administration of the dept of supts & prins; Natl Soc for Study of Edn; Progressive Edn Assn; Curriculum Soc; Horace Mann League; mbr Hall Co compliance bd during NRA; pub speaker, gives approximately 72 addresses annually; in Who's Who in Amer; during World War 4 min man, awarded U S treasury medal for raising funds; dir & past pres Rotary; C of C, dir & chmn of budget com; Riverside Country Club; Neb Wes, trustee 1931-35; AF&AM, Past master at Blair treas at Grand Island, past grand orator; Blair & Grand Island RAM; Meth Ch, trustee, chmn of com on pastoral relations, mbr finance com, lay representative at many annual confs, tchr of adult SS class many years, chmn of bldg com at Grand Island, 1932 mbr gen conf, 1932- mbr book commission, 1927-35 mbr men's work commission; Rep; hobbies, golf, stamp collecting, civic matters; off 504 N Elm; res 1810 W Charles, Grand Island.

GEDDES, JOHN ROBERT City Treasurer; b Amboy, Ill Sept 3, 1875; s of Gavin H Geddes-Clara Neumeyer; ed Grand Island HS; Grand Island Bus Coll; m Emma E Hansen Nov 7, 1901 Grand Island; s John Howard, Lawrence R; d Alice (Mrs Charles Hawley); 1891 left sch to become errand boy for Security Natl Bank, later became bkkpr; 1894 bkkpr for H J Palmer, Hall Co treasurer & bkkpr for Marshall Paper Co, Omaha, until 1899; 1899 became emp by J M Bowers, mgr Neb Mere Co, Grand Island; 7 years dep P M under Dr H C Miller; 2 years co-ptr of Charles E Fralick in retail furn bus; later pur Fralick int & oprd bus under name Geddes & Co until 1929; 1931-32 cash in off of Dr T W Bass, Neb St treas; 1933- Grand Island city treas; mbr sch bd 3 years; past pres Retail Mchts Assn, with aid of David Kaufman, pres C of C, Instrumental in having the two orgns consolidated; mbr exec com C of C 1919-28, pres 1920; active in BSA work, instrumental in establishment of Camp Sailing, near Cushing on Loup River; ch mbr, an org Riverside Golf Club; AF&AM; Shrine; IOOF; BPOE; Liederkranz Soc; LOOM; past mbr Congl Ch; English Luth Ch since 1901; Rep, chmn Hall Co Central Com 4 years; hobby, fishing; off City Hall; res 1110 W 1st, Grand Island.

GEDDES, LAWRENCE RAY Secretary Savings & Loan Association & Trust Co; b Grand Island, Neb Mar 26, 1913; s of John R Geddes-Emma Hansen; ed Grand Island HS 1930; U of N 1932-33; while in sch, worked during spare time for First Natl Bank of Grand Island; 1930-31 with First Natl Bank, Grand Island; 1932- with Home Fed Savings & Loan Assn & Grand Island Trust Co; 1935 elec secy Home Fed Savings & Loan Assn; 1938 elec secy Grand Island Trust Co; Eagle Scout, past scoutmaster BSA; US Building & Loan League; FDIC; Jr C of C; Legion of Honor, DeMolay, has held all offs; past sr councilor UCT; Liederkranz Soc; St Paul's English Luth Ch, past SS tchr; hobbies, fishing, hunting, sports, refereeing; off 212 N Locust; res 1110 W 1st, Grand Island.

GEER, RUSSELL LEWIS President Lumber & Building Co; b Grand Island, Neb Oct 25, 1887; s of Lewis T Geer-Anna Merton; ed Grand Island: m Ruth Hinsen Feb 24, 1912 Kansas City Mo: while in sch worked during spare time for father in Geer Co at Grand Island, after leaving sch was ptr of father; 1907-12 estimator, Amer Sash & Door Co Kansas City Mo; 1912- mgr Geer Co; responsible for erection of Riverside power plant, new city ball, municipal power plant, St Mary's Cathedral, S N Wolbach Dept Store, many residences; Neb Lbr Mchts Assn; C of C; Liederkranz Soc; Riverside Golf Club; AF&AM; Congl Ch; hobbies, reading & golf; father estab Geer Lbr & Building Co, 1886; off 317 N Kimball; res 1907 W Division, Grand Istand.

GELOW, JOHN ERNEST Physician & Surgeon; b Chesterton, Ind Oct 27, 1879; s of John Bernard Gelow-Fredericka Roedrence; ed Chesterton Ind HS; Valparaiso Ind U, BSc 1900; Northwestern U, MD 1905: New York Post Grad Med Sch; m Clara Harris June 27, 1927 Grand Island; 1905-06 interne Continental Hosp, Chicago; 1907-08 priv prac, Stanton; 1908-1919 prac in Hampton; 1920- prac in Grand Island: specialist in eye, ear, nose & throat; staff mbr St Francis & Grand Island Hops; during World War mbr med exec bd; past secy & past pres 2 terms Hall Co Med Soc; Neb St & AMA; Neb Acad of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology; Rotary, Woodland Country Club; AF&AM; Scot Rite; Tehama Shrine; hobby, fishing; off First Natl Bank Bldg; res 418 S Tilden, Grand Island.

GORDON, PAUL G SR Insurance Adjuster; b Fredonia, Kas Mar 9, 1903; s of A E Gordon-Vivian Campbell; ed Parsons Kas; Kansas City Mo HS; William Jewell Coll, Liberty Mo; U of Kas; Phi Gamma Delta; m Betty Hipple Mar 31, 1928 Omaha; s Paul G Jr; 1928-30 with Western Adjustment & Inspection Co, Kansas City Mo; 1930-36 with Western Adjustment & Inspection Co, Parsons Kas; 1936- resident adjuster for stock fire ins cos, Grand Island; Blue Goose; past mbr Jr C of C; Rotary; Riverside Country Club; Liederkranz Soc; Presby Ch; hobbies, woodwork, photography; off First Natl Bank Bldg; res 2308 W Koenig, Grand Island.

GRASS, DEAN E Superintendent of Schools; b Waco, Neb Aug 1, 1909; s of Ed Grass-Verna L Raup; ed Waco HS 1928; PSTC BA 1932; Beta Beta Beta; Sigma Tau Delta; m Juanita Newcommer Dec 23, 1933 Waco; d Verna Yvonne; 1932-36 tchr, prin & coach, Carleton: 1936-37 supt of schs, Goehner; 1937-supt of schs, Doniphan; res comm & sgt in NNG,

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Doniphan; NSTA; NEA; past mbr DeMolay; Meth Ch; hobbies, travel, fishing, hunting, collecting stamps, collecting old newspapers; res Doniphan.

GRAY, EARL FRANK Factory Branch Manager; b Sidney, Ia Sept 29, 1885; s of Charles A Gray-Nettie Kelly; ed Sidney Ia; m Faye Dugan Dec 22, 1909 Omaha; d Janice Louise; 1903- with Crane Co in Omaha, 1907-19 traveling representative in sales dept, in S W Ia with hdqrs Omaha, 1919-28 industrial salesman in Omaha; 1928- mgr of Crane Co, Grand Island branch; past chmn industrial com, C of C; past dir, Rotary; Liederkranz Soc; Woodland Country Club; Crystal Lake Club; AF&AM; Scot Rite 32o; Tehama Shrine; BPOE; TPA; Presby Ch, past trustee; bobby, mountain trips; off 115 E S Front, res 1913 W Koenig, Grand Island.

GREENBERGER, MAX Merchant; b Mandok, Szabolcs, Hungary Aug 12, 1884; s of Samuel Greenberger- Fannie Berkowitz; ed Hungary; m Flora Graetz Nov 5, 1905 Omaha; d Louise (Mrs Stanley Kully), Marian (Mrs Barney Abrams); 1896-1900 appr tailor, Hungary; 1900-03 tailor, Hungary; 1903 came to US, was tailor & coat maker in New York City; 1903-07 tailor, Omaha; 1907 coat maker for John Alexander, Grand Island; 1907- indep tailor; 1915 added men's furnishings dept to tailoring bus, 1918 added men's clothing & shoes; 1926 bus became Max Greenberger & Co Inc; C of C; Kiwanis; Woodland Country Club; AF&AM; hobbies, golf, fishing; off 221-223 W 3rd; res 222 N Madison, Grand Island.

GRIMMINGER, HARRY SAMUEL Attorney; b Monticello, Ind Aug 14, 1903; s of James B Grimminger-Eliza Ann McIntosh; ed Monticello Ind HS; Grand Island HS; Grand Island Coll; U of N, LLB 1927; Acacia; Phi Delta Phi; m Iola Hansen May 28, 1932 Grand Island; s Gwyer H, Harry S Jr; d Janice Joan; adm to Neb bar 1927; 1927- prac law in Grand Island; 1937-39 assistant atty gen of Neb; Hall Co & Neb St Bar Assns; VP Neb Fedn of Co Tax Payers Leagues; BPOE; Presby Ch; Dem, chmn Hall Co Central Com; off 206 1/2 W 3rd; res 1404 N Park, Grand Island.

GROSSHANS, MAX HENRY Mortician; b Sutton, Neb Mar 7, 1916; s of Henry J Grosshans-Emma Ochsner; ed Sutton; College View; Lincoln HS 1934; Williams Inst of Mortuary Science, Kansas City Kas; m Henrietta Wilson Sept 20, 1938 Lincoln; while in sch worked during spare time as helper in Wadlow Mortuary, Lincoln, 1934 & 1938 asst, Wadlow Mortuary, 1939- co-ptr in Sowl & Grosshans Mortuary, Grand Island; Jr C of C; Liederkranz Soc; Woodland Country Club; hobbies, golf, hunting, sports; off Cedar & Division; res 113 N Cleveland, Grand Island.

GRUNDY, CHARLES EDWIN Secretary Building & Loan Association; b Morrisonville Ill Nov 1, 1892; s of Charles Grundy-Mette Hald; ed Morrisonville Ill HS 1911; James Millikin U, Decatur Ill; BSc 1915; Tau Kappa Epsilon; m Margaret K Mattke May 18, 1923 Omaha; 1915-18 remittance clk Grand Island Natl Bank; 1919-38 secy Grand Island Trust Co; 1938- secy Equitable B & L Assn; during World War ent US army Mar 15, 1918 stationed Fort Riley Kas, non-commd ofcr, sgt supply co MOTC, disch Feb 1919; Amer Leg, comm; 40 & 8, past state correspondent; assoc mbr US B & L League; Neb League of B & L Assns; C of C; Riverside Country Club; Liederkranz Soc; hobbies, reading & music; off 112 N Locust; res 1215 W Koenig, Grand Island.

GUENTHER, OTTO LOUIE Farmer; b Grand Island, Neb Dec 28, 1878; s of Frank Guenther-Mary Hann; ed Grand Island; m Caroline Kroeger Sept 11, 1901 Grand Island; s Frank E, Edward; d Edna; 1888-93 farmed; 1893-1901 prop butcher shop, Grand Island; 1901- farmer, stockman, Grand Island; past dir sch bd dist 4, mbr bldg com; during World War, active in drives for funds; Plattdeutsche Verein; hobby, raising cattle; off & res RFD 2, Grand Island.

HAGGE, FRED JOHN Creamery Manager; b Grand Island, Neb Oct 9, 1879; s of William A Hagge-Caroline S Moeller; ed Grand Island; when a boy carried newspaper routes for Omaha World-Herald, Omaha Bee & Grand Island Independent; 1895- farmed with father & brothers; past mbr Hall Co Farm Bur; an org & pres since orgn Hall Co Farmers Union, org many Farmers Union stores, elevators, creamerles & service stations; past Hall Co chmn & past twp representative Non-partisan League; active in nomination of Senator Norris; during World War chmn twp com Hall Co coun of defense; life mbr Liederkranz Soc; Plattdeutsche Verein; FOE; hobbies, betterment of govt & mankind, mineralogy & biology; father came to Hall Co July 4, 1857 settled on farm at S edge of Grand Island; deed to farm signed by Pres U S Grant, father JP of Hall Co, 2 terms Hall Co treas later with O A Abbott Sr in banking bus, Grand Island; off Farmers Union Co-op Creamery, Aurora; res RFD 2, Grand Island.

HALLSTEAD, HARRY EDMUND Printer; b Albion, Neb Apr 4, 1887; s of Lewis E Hallstead-Sophia J Emde; ed Petersburg; Loretto HS; Doane Coll, 1912; m Mable Irene Clark Feb 7, 1918 Omaha; 1904-06 printer with father Petersburg Index; 1913-24 owner & opr Hallstead Press, Albion; 1924-26 worked for Midwest Publishing Co, Waterloo, Ia; 1926-27 emp by Thomas V McGowan Co, Grand Island; 1927- owner & opr Hallstead Press; during World War, enl May 7, 1918 Omaha, stationed Great Lakes training station, radio div, disch Jan 1919; Amer Leg, past service ofcr, adjt, comm 1936; past dir C of C; BPOE; past exalted ruler; Woodland Country Club; AF&AM; FOE; hobbies, travel, golf; off 118 W 4th; res 1611 W Charles, Grand Island.

HANSSEN, JOHN M Retired; b Holstein, Germany Dec 30, 1864; s of Thies Hanssen-Louise F Neubeit; ed Chicago; Grand Island; Grand Island Bus Coll; m Katherine Hein July 1893 Grand Island; s Harnold H Hanssen; farmed with father until 1893; 1893-1922 farmed father's farm; 1922- ret; 1925-36 bkkpr for Farmers Union Co, dir until 1938, Grand Island; 1938- ret; 1892 org German Guild Ins Plan, now German Farmers Mutual Assn, secy since 1894; past mbr Liederkranz Soc; Plattdeutsche Verein; hobbies, fishing, hunting, forestry; off & res 929 S Locust, Grand Island.

HARMAN, CHARLES BURT Clergyman; b Muncy, Penn May 19, 1870; s of John Harman-Margaret Yeagle; ed Lycoming Co Penn; Lycoming Co Normal, Muncy, Penn; Susquehanna U, Selinsgrove, Penn, BA 1897; Susquehanna U Seminary BD, MA 1900; Midland Coll, DD 1912; m Lillian Mae Ulrich Oct 3, 1900 Kokomo, Ind; s Waerner Revere, Ulric Munro; 1889-92 tchr, Lycoming Co Penn; 1900 ordained by Susquehanna synod, Bloomsburg, Penn; 1900-03 pastor, Rebersburg, Penn; 1903-04 pastor at Columbus O, 1904 at Manlius Ill, 1905-09 at Oregon Ill, 1909-17 First Luth Ch at North Platte, 1917-20 Redeemer Ch in Omaha, 1920- St Paul's English Luth Ch, Grand Island; specialized in catechetical instruction in Neb; United Luth Ch in Amer, mbr Neb synod, del to 4 biennial convs, VP & chmn of com on ministerial edn of Neb synod; during World War, mbr exec coms of Liberty Loan drives; hobby, driving car; off & res 212 N Elm, Grand Island.

HARRIS, KENNETH ELKANA Pharmacist; b Ansley, Neb Oct 6, 1905; s of Edward Elkana Harris-Frances Alter; ed Ansley HS 1923; Babcock Sch of Pharm, Omaha, PhG 1927; m Helen Alice Day Oct 28, 1927 Broken Bow; d Yvonne Grace; became lic pharm in Neb 1927; while in HS emp in Steinmeier's Pharm, Ansley; 1927-31 pharm, Steinmeier's Pharm, Ansley; 1931- owner & opr T T McCleery Drug Store, now Harris Drug Store, Doniphan; 1933- mbr village bd; 1933- village clk; 1935- mbr bd of edn, 1939- secy; past pres Ansley vol fire dept; registrar of Doniphan; Neb Pharm Assn; NARD; AF&AM at Ansley, past secy; Meth Ch; hobby, bowling; res Doniphan.

HARRISON, MRS ANNA M Homemaker; b Merrick Co, Neb, d of James B Hershey-Augusta Ehlers; ed Hall Co; Grand Island; m Guy Lynn Harrison Sept 3, 1909 Grand Island; helped org Hall Co ARC, roll call chmn 18 years, 1923- chmn water safety program; during World War state instr in surgical dressings & other branches of work; YWCA, dir 10 years, chmn luncheon program; past mbr Neb League of Women Voters; English Luth Ch; hobbies, north woods, fishing; res 408 W Koenig, Grand Island.

HARRISON, FRED LEE Lumber & Coal Dealer; b Table Rock, Neb Oct 9, 1884; s of William H Harrison-Emma E Jones; ed Grand Island HS, m Josephine M Kline Sept 16, 1912 Kaukauna Wis; s William Henry; when infant came with parents to Grand Island; 1905-13 with father in lbr & coal bus; 1913- ptr of brother Guy L in lbr & coal bus, Grand Island, since father's death; during

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World War, 4-min speaker, active in Liberty Loan drives, ARC work, YMCA; Neb Lbr Mchts Assn; past pres C of C; Riverside Country Club; BPOE, 1938 awarded only gold life membership card ever issued by BPOE 604 at Grand Island, trustee, past exalted ruler when present Elks Home erected in Grand Island, Harrison family holds record of being only family in Amer in which father & all 4 sons have been exalted ruler, as organist composed, published & dedicated to BPOE 604 two step & march, Jolly Elks, past state pres, past dist dep, grand exalted ruler; past pres BSA coun; past bd mbr SA; as boy, mbr Harrison Band which became Grand Island municipal band, asst dir, composes & prepares manuscripts for band music; hobbies, travel, golf, raising flowers; off 325 N Elm; res 1714 W Charles, Grand Island.

HARRISON, GUY LYNN Lumber & Coal Dealer; b Table Rock, Neb. June 19, 1882: s of William H Harrison-Emma E Jones; ed Grand Island HS; m Anna M Hershey Sept 3, 1909 Grand Island; as child came with parents to Grand Island; 1901-13 with father in lbr & coal bus; 1913- with brother Fred in lbr & coal bus after father's death, Grand Island; pres Equitable B & L Assn; past dir, past pres Neb Lbr Mchts Assn; pres Lumbermans Service Co; C of C; BPOE, past exalted ruler, Harrison family said to be only one in Amer in which father & all 4 sons have been exalted rulers; as boy mbr old Harrison band, now Grand Island municipal band, dir; hobby, fishing; off 325 N Elm; res 408 W Koenig, Grand Island.

HARRY, WILLIAM JOHN Auctioneer: b Archer, Neb Oct 14, 1897; s of Henry Harry-Johanna Berg; ed Chapman; m Maxine Kostman Sept 2, 1925, Omaha; helped father farm & feed cattle; 1912-15 farmer, fed cattle; 1915-16 in cutlery dept, Paxton & Gallagher Whol Groc, Omaha; 1916-19 emp in farm work for Julius Hill, J E Blevins, Otto Schwarz at Chapman; 1919- with Grand Island Live Stock Commission Co; 1929- auctioneer in N D, S D, Wyo, Mont, Neb, Ia, Kas; English Luth Ch; hobby, livestock; off 611 E 4th; res 245 S Kimball Ave, Grand Island.

HEHNKE, CARL Hardware Merchant; b Grand Island, Neb Nov 30, 1883; s of Herman Hehnke-Maria Schroeder; ed Grand Island HS; m Dora Veit Apr 20, 1910 Lexington; s Oscar, Carl Lewis; d Wilma; 1912- co-ptr in Hehnke, Lohman Hdw Co, Grand Island; Neb Retail Hdw Assn; C of C; Sons of Hermann; Liederkranz Soc; Plattdeutsche Verein; Luth Ch; hobbies, bowling, gardening; off 206 W 2nd: res 1018 W Charles, Grand Island.

HEHNKE, HERMAN W ADOLF Hardware Merchant; b Hamburg, Germany June 21, 1868; s of Herman Hehnke-Maria Schroeder; ed Germany, Grand Island; m Emma Aye 1893 Grand Island (dec 1914); d Freda, Stella, Helen; m Anna Neubert 1917 Grand Island; d Mariellis; 1885-92 carp, Grand Island; 1892-1912 with father in Hehnke & Co, Grand Island; 1912- co-ptr in Hehnke-Lohmann Hdw Co. Grand Island; during World war, active in Liberty Loan, Thrift Stamps, ARC drives; Neb Retal (sic) Hdw Assn; National Retail Hdw Assn; C of C; AF&AM; Sons of Hermann; Plattdeutsche Verein; hobby, gardening; off 206 W 2nd; res 519 S Clark, Grand Island.

HEIM, ERNEST T Superintendent of Schools; b Dawson, Neb July 1, 1901; s of I L Heim-Gertrude Draper; ed Dawson HS 1920; U of N, BSc 1926, MA 1931; U of Colo, Boulder; Phi Delta Kappa; m Ella Mae Thurber June 10, 1926 Edgar; s Willis D; d Ernestine M; 1923-24 tchr & coach, Bratton Union consolidated sch, Humboldt; 1924-27 supt & coach, Elk Creek; 1927-34 supt of schs, DuBois; 1934- 39 supt of schs Rosalie & coach at DuBois, boys took 4 state banners for cross country run; 1939-supt of schs, Wood River; past scoutmaster, Rosalie; past secy & treas Logan Valley Schoolman's Club, Rosalie; NSTA, mbr dist 4; NEA; International Dairy Goat Record Assn; past mbr KP; hobby, dairy goats; res Wood River.

HEIMES, AUGUST W Clergyman; b Bracht, Westphalia, Germany, Sept 3, 1877; s of Frank Heimes-Theresa Deutenberg; ed Assumption Sch & St Bernards Sch, St Paul, Minn; The Josephinum, Columbus O, BA 1904; came with parents to Amer 1880, first to Minn, then to St Paul; ordained June 10, 1904 by Bishop Hartley at The Josephinum, Columbus, O; sang first mass at St Boniface Ch, Sioux City Ia, June 26, 1904; 1904, asst pastor St Patrick's Parish, O'Neill; 1905-07 pastor St Peter De Alcantara Parish, Ewing; 1907-14 pastor St Libory Parish; 1914- pastor of St Mary's Cathedral, Grand Island; supt of St Mary's Parochial Sch; 1917-32 chancellor Grand Island diocese, 1932- vicar gen; named Domestic Prelate by Pope Plu's XII; Priest's Eucharistic League; chaplain KC; hobbies, golf, hunting; res 517 W 1st, Grand Island.

HELLER, SAM GEORGE Merchant; b Chicago, Ill Feb 3, 1882; s of William Heller-Amelia Oppenheimer; ed Savanna, Ill HS; m Josephine Bear Feb 4, 1908 Chicago, Ill; s Robert Bear; 1910-28 clk in dept store, later had int in Newmans Store, Chicago; 1928-31 with brother B G Heller & brother-in-law, Toby W Swishy in bus in Minneapolis Minn; 1931 sold bus ints; 1933-36 mgr S N Wolbach Dept Store, 1936- owner & opr, Grand Island; Natl Retail Dry Goods Assn; Assoc Industries of Neb; Rotary; Riverside Country Club; AF&AM, Chicago Ill; Scot Rite; KT, Englewood, Ill; Medinah Shrine, Chicago BPOE 604; hobbies, contract bridge: golf, work; off S N Wolbach Store; res Grand Island.

HOHNSTEIN, HENRY H Merchant; b Lincoln, Neb May 31, 1904; s of John Hohnstein-Lena Glantz; ed Lincoln HS; m Dorothy Peters Sept 28, 1932; while in sch emp in various Lincoln stores, Herpolsheimers, Magees, Speier & Simon, Wells & Frost; 1937- owner & opr H & S Shoe Store, Grand Island; C of C; Rotary; Liederkranz Soc; Presby Ch; hobbies, fishing, hunting, swimming; off 215 W 3rd; res 401 S Pine, Grand Island.

HOLMBERG, PAUL CONRAD Attorney; b Ashland, Neb Feb. 19, 1897; s of Conrad Holmberg-Anna Berg; ed Ashland; Lincoln HS; U of N, LLB 1924; Phi Alpha Delta; m Elvera A Johnson Dec 27, 1924 Council Bluffs, Ia; d Ruth Ann; 1924- prac law, Grand Island; 1925-26 & 1933- city atty; past JP; VP Hall Co Bar Assn; Neb St Bar Assn; Liederkranz Soc; AF&AM, ch mbr, twice past master; Scot Rite, Tehamah Shrine; during World war, ent US army, Sept 30, 1918 ordinance dept Co 5 Camp Raritan, N J, disch Mar 27, 1919; Amer Leg, past vice comm; 40 & 8, Chef de Gare; First Presby Ch, past bd mbr; hobby, fishing; off 209 Masonic Bldg; res 215 S Elm, Grand Island.

HOLMES, LOUIS ANTHONY County Attorney; b Sioux City, Ia Aug 11, 1905; s of E Oscar Holmes-Julia E Dowling; ed Grand Island HS; Grand Island Coll; U of N, BA 1928; George Washington U, Washington, D C, LLB & MA 1933; Kappa Sigma; m Donna M Sonner July 18, 1931, International Falls, Minn; s Larie Wendell; d Sonna Lou; 1927-28 coach, Clarks HS; 1928-30 coach, Fremont HS; 1930 while in law school emp by U S house of representatives, WashIngton, D C; -1931-36 tchr & coach, Washington, D C schs; 1934-36 prac law, Washington, D C; 1936- prac law, Grand Island;. police judge 1937-39: Hall Co atty since 1939; Dist of Columbia, Hall Co & Neb St Bar Assns; Amer Bar Assn, 1937 mbr natl committee for economic survey junior bar conf; Amer Judicature Soc; past pres Jr C of C, state dir 1937-39; Neb Conference for Social Work, mbr state exec com, 1937-40 chmn Louplatte dist BSA 1936-38: AF&AM; Leg of Honor, DeMolay; Meth Ch; hobbies, juvenile welfare work, sports; off Masonic Bldg; res 603 W 12th, Grand' Island.

HOUCK, MISS DAISY Librarian; b in Mo; d of John L Houck-Lavina Steinhilver, ed Grand Island HS; U of N; U of Ia; Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1911- librarian, city lib Grand Island; during World War with Hall Co natl defense program; Episc Ch; off City Library; res 1424 W 1st, Grand Island.

HOWARD, HAROLD AUSTIN Dentist & Publisher; b Wells, Minn Dec 9, 1894; s of Glenn Howard-Minnette Hulbert; ed Alden Minn; Hooper HS 1913; U of N, DDS 1918; Xi Psi Phi; m Zelma Heine June 14, 1918 Hooper; s Glenn Winston, Robert George; 1919-25 dentist, Hooper; 1925-32 dentist, Ashland: 1932- dentist, Wood River; also publisher Wood River Sunbeam; so far as known only case in Amer of joint activity of newspaper publisher & dentist; dir municipal band 3 years; NPA; first pres reorg C of C, at time of orgn of municipal band; during World War, mbr dental ofcrs res corps, U S army at U of N, Oct-Dec 1918 in dental Co I stationed Fort Oglethorpe Ga; post 314 Amer Leg; past master AF&AM, Ashland; First Congl Ch, Ashland. past SS supt, past treas; First Presby Ch, Wood River; hobbies, fishing, hunting, photography; father published newspaper at Alden Minn, Hooper, Ashland; mother owns & edits Ashland Gazette, sister bus mgr; brother-in-

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law publishes Gretna Breeze; res Wood River.

HOWARD, MRS. ZELMA HEINE News Reporter; b Hooper, Neb; d of George Heine-Inez Adkins; ed Hooper HS, 1914; Neb Wes 1914-16; m Dr Harold Austin Howard June 14, 1918 Hooper; s Glenn Winston, Robert George; 1916 tchr in Beatrice schs; 1917-18 tchr Dodge Co, also with father in hdw bus, Hooper; 1934- with husband publishes Wood River Sunbeam: during World War, in ARC surgical dressing work; NPA; past pres ch BD, PEO; Federated Woman's Club; Amer Leg aux, post 314; First Presby Ch; res Wood River.

HUBBELL, ABRAHAM TURNER Physician & Surgeon; b Bedford, O June 14, 1878; s of Orlow Collins Hubbell-Frinda Newcomb; ed Hastings, Fairfield, Fairfield Coll; U of N; Northwestern U, MD 1905; m Erma Wyman Sept, 1903 Chicago; d Marjorie (Mrs John B Matthew), Ramona (Mrs Donald Smith); m Helen Louise Cornell Mar 19, 1927, Denver; 1905-06 interne Continental Hosp, Chicago; 1906-08 prac med, David City; 1909- prac med, Wood River; past mbr sch bd; Hall Co & Tri-Co Med Socs; Neb St & AMA; AF&AM; hobbies, yard, home; father was supt of schs Sutton, Hastings, Fairfield Coll; res Wood River.

HUBBELL, MRS ABRAHAM TURNER Homemaker; b Yankton, S D; d of Sydney Jeremiah Cornell-Helen Hughes: ed Yankton S D; Yankton Coll; Ia St Coll; Philomathean; m Francis Shields Galloway, St Paul, Minn; m Dr Abraham Turner Hubbell Mar 19, 1927 Denver, Colo; 1919-27 in decorating & furn dept Eppley Hotels, Omaha; 1927 came to Wood River; active in reorgn Federated Woman's Club, obtained clubhouse, mbr comm service com; PEO, ch BI; OES, ch 115; during World War 1918 enl in ARC canteen service O/S 1 year, stationed Chateauxroux, Bourges, France; honored by city of Bourges by being made citizen; org, ch mbr, first pres Marion Crandall unit Women's Overseas Service League of Omaha, del to natl conv Washington, D C, natl recording secy, gave welcome address to Amer Leg natl conv in Omaha; past pres Tri-Co Med Soc aux; Neb League of Women Voters; Episc Ch; hobbies, yard, gardening, reading, knitting; parents first white couple to be wed in Black Hills, married at Mystic, now Custer, S D; father wrote & published history of the Black Hills, "The Opening of the Hills" in monthly, South Dakotan; res Wood River.

HUDSON, ALAN ADRIAN Hotel Manager; b Sedalia, Mo Mar 6, 1909; s of LeRoy Hudson-Etta Taylor; ed Independence, Ia HS 1928; m Grace Wood May 15, 1929 Independence, Ia; s Alan Edward; d Judith Adrienne; 1923 first as bell boy & later clk for Hotel Gedney, Independence, Ia; 1923-27 with Boss chain of Hotels; 1927-29 with Hilton Hotel, Beloit, Wis; 1929 with Belmont Hotel, Chicago; 1929 with Westmore Country Club, Chicago; 1929-30 night auditor Faust Hotel, Rockford, Ill; 1931-33 maitre de'hotel, Faust Hotel, Rockford, Ill; 1933-37 mgr Hotel Bradford, Storm Lake, Ia; 1937- mgr Stratton Hotel, Grand Island; Neb & Amer Hotel Assns; past pres Storm Lake Ia C of C; BPOE; Rotary; Woodland Country Club; BSA, past mbr exec com Sioux City Ia area; KC; St Mary's Cath Ch; hobbies, golf & hunting; off & res Stratton Hotel, Grand Island.

HUSTON, PAUL CLARK Real Estate Dealer; b Grand Island, Neb May 15, 1902; s of Sam C Huston-Anna West; ed Grand Island HS 1920; Whitman Coll, Walla Walla, Wash; Grand Island Coll; m Hazel F Colwell Apr 18, 1923 Grand Island; s Tedd C, Sam C; d Mary Carol; as a boy assisted in real est & ins firm of Dill & Huston, org by father 1889; 1922- mbr of firm Dill & Huston; 1930 firm renamed Dill-Huston-Wenger Co; an org Grand Island Real Est Bd, secy, past pres; VP Neb Real Est Assn; an org Grand Island Fire & Casualty Bd, bd mbr, past pres 8 years; past secy Neb Assn of Ins Agts; Natl Assn of Real Est Bds, Neb mbr of com on real est taxation; past mbr bd of govs C of C; past pres Kiwanis, past lt gov & past chmn achievement com Neb-Ia dist, past internatl representative, mbr bus standards com; past chmn Louplatte dist Cornhusker coun BSA; secy Hall Co ch Natl Foundation for Infantile Paralysis since 1934; past pres Woodland Country Club; past roll call chmn Hall Co ARC; dir Hall Co Whisker Club; dir Grand Island Skating Club; past exalted ruler BPOE; AF&AM; Meth Ch, chmn boys com; hobbies, swimming, golf, ice skating; off 177 1/2 3rd; res 820 W 3rd, Grand Island.

HUWALDT, EDWARD Banker; b Randolph, Neb July 28, 1890; s of August F Huwaldt-Christina Petersen; ed Randolph HS 1907; U of N, BA 1913, ROTC capt; mbr editorial staff of Cornhusker; U of Wis; Phi Beta Kappa; Innocents; m Ruth A Kerr Jan 1, 1917 Grand Island; s Edward A, Lawrence H; d Catherine Ruth; 1907-09 tchr, Pierce Co; 1913-15 tchr of German, Grand Island HS; 1915-16 prin Kearney HS; 1916-18 South Omaha HS; 1918-22 asst cash Livestock Natl Bank of South Omaha; 1922- 31 cash Carroll State Bank; 1931- VP & cash, Comml Natl Bank of Grand Island; during World War trained HG in mil tactics at South Omaha; Neb & Amer Bankers Assns; past pres C of C; past pres Rotary; state chmn 11 years George Washington Masonic Natl Memorial Assn; Riverside Country Club; sr warden AF&AM; First Presby Ch, past trustee & elder; hobbies, home, yard & garden, golf; off Commercial Natl Bank; res 1908 W Charles, Grand Island.

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